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TOPIC: Week 5 - Venetian Shores - Thursday 8:15 |
| Greg
October 15, 2007
1:01:49 PM
Entry #: 2419215
| Weather looks to cooperate. What do you have to say?
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| JoeyG
October 15, 2007
1:38:05 PM
Entry #: 2419293
| Yeah Baby!!!
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| Nick
October 15, 2007
4:16:12 PM
Entry #: 2419626
| Nice, I love venetian. where is that again?
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| Nick
October 15, 2007
4:16:12 PM
Entry #: 2419627
| Nice, I love venetian. where is that again?
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| Greg
October 15, 2007
4:43:58 PM
Entry #: 2419707
| Lindenhurst. Probably the best way is to take Wellwood Ave. or Rte 110 to Merrick Rd/Montauk Hwy/27A East. Make a right at the Hess station. See field directions on this very convenient site!
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| Pete
October 16, 2007
10:42:11 AM
Entry #: 2420933
| Is brother Freddo out? He's always out.
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| JoeyG
October 16, 2007
10:50:45 AM
Entry #: 2420957
| He needs to warm up for saturday!
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| Greg
October 16, 2007
2:08:25 PM
Entry #: 2421390
| Someone's got to be out. My God. Can you imagine if all 13 of us showed up? Complete anarchy would occur. OUT.
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| Pete
October 16, 2007
2:19:48 PM
Entry #: 2421416
| OUT. GREY'S ANATOMY
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| JoeyG
October 17, 2007
3:04:38 PM
Entry #: 2423474
| you freak!
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| Greg
October 17, 2007
3:40:26 PM
Entry #: 2423539
| Pete is now in as I have set up his DVR system to tape Grey's Anatomy. I later, as an added bonus, set up Desperate Housewives, freeing Pete up for Sunday night softball, if needed.
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| Nick
October 17, 2007
3:59:55 PM
Entry #: 2423591
| Dude, why are we playing on halloween? LOOLOLOL
Frozen paintballs are newest Halloween terror
Players compete in a game of paintball at Cousins Paintball in Hauppauge in 2006. (Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara)
BY KENNY PORPORA | kenny.porpora@newsday.com
October 17, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback Text size: The prospect of frozen paintballs being used to damage property on Halloween, part of a violent trend in vandalism linked to the trick-or-treat night, has cops and communities on alert, Suffolk police say.
Last year on Halloween, about 25 houses in Suffolk County were damaged by people wielding paintball guns, according to Karina Singh, vice president of Keep the Peace Foundation, a community-based organization in Amityville. And Nassau police arrested five teens for paintball use around Halloween last year, with charges ranging from criminal mischief to possession of a dangerous weapon, according to Officer Adele Burke.
This year, the danger is heightened by kids freezing the small balls, making them extremely hazardous, police said.
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"Frozen paintballs are an irresponsible and dangerous thing," said Anthony Pennino, 61, of Huntington, who owns Island Paintball Supplies with his son, Anthony, 30. "They could easily break a window, or worse, take out an eye."
His son agreed. "We try to discourage this sort of behavior," he said.
Freezing a paintball makes it about as hard as a marble, said Island Paintball Supplies technician Vinny Mortarotti, 22, of Dix Hills. Fired from a gun at 200 mph, the .68-caliber paintballs are capable of damaging eyes, causing blood welts and even killing someone.
Goldie Avritte of Amityville experienced paintball vandalism firsthand after the home she shares with her daughter was shot at three times one night last week, leaving blotches of paint. The sounds of the paintball gun about 1 a.m. woke the entire family.
"It's scary to be the victim of something like this," Avritte said. "What if it came through the window? What if it hit me? Or my 9-year-old grandson?"
Island Paintball, along with High Velocity Paintball of Coram, stops selling paint and refilling the guns' carbon-dioxide cylinders several weeks before Halloween.
"A few years ago, I noticed our paint sales were up around Halloween, around the same time vandalism became popular," the elder Pennino said. "So whenever Halloween comes around, we know it's time to start using our judgment when it comes to selling paintballs."
Pennino, a 20-year veteran of paintballing, has witnessed the effects of frozen paintballs. A year ago, a teenager competing on the Arena Paintball course in West Babylon, which is part of the Penninos' operation, was discovered using frozen paintballs after one of his shots cracked another player's bulk loader, made of heavy-duty plastic.
Sgt. Anthony Lavista of Suffolk police urged Long Islanders to be careful on the days leading up to Halloween and the night itself.
"If a person is the victim of property damage or physical harm, they should get as detailed a description as possible of those committing the crime," Lavista said.
The elder Pennino said people who misuse frozen paintballs "are ruining it for the rest of us."
"There is so much safety gear and training that goes into paintballing that shooting someone [who isn't wearing] the proper equipment could do serious damage," he said.
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| Greg
October 17, 2007
4:42:21 PM
Entry #: 2423697
| I hear things can get pretty interesting in Amityville on Halloween too.
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| JoeyG
October 18, 2007
2:33:55 AM
Entry #: 2424518
| I've played paint ball in the winter, that shit hurts when it hits you in an unprotected area.
If that hits you in the face, watch out!
i think I'll stay home and put razor blades in the apples! LOL
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October 18, 2007
9:03:47 AM
Entry #: 2424708
| What color uniforms are we going with this week?
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